Georgia
Georgia business compliance calendar
What Georgia asks of a company or a nonprofit registered or doing business there, beyond the federal filings every organization owes. Pick your entity type for the full calendar with dates.
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Registration and franchise filings
| Entity | Filing | Fee | If missed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporations | Annual registration, by April 1 each year, with the Georgia Secretary of State | $50 plus a $10 online service charge ($60) | $25 late fee; administrative dissolution after 60 days |
| LLCs | Annual registration, by April 1 each year, with the Georgia Secretary of State | $50 plus a $10 online service charge ($60) | $25 late fee; administrative dissolution after 60 days |
| Partnerships | Annual registration, by April 1 each year, with the Georgia Secretary of State | $50 plus a $10 online service charge ($60) | $25 late fee; administrative dissolution after 60 days |
| Nonprofits | Annual registration, by April 1 each year, with the Georgia Secretary of State | $40 | $25 late fee; administrative dissolution after 60 days |
Taxes and employers
- Corporate income tax
- Yes. C corporations file a Georgia return by the 15th day of the fourth month after the year ends, with the Georgia Department of Revenue.
- Personal income tax
- Yes. S corporations and partnerships file a Georgia information return, and employers withhold state income tax.
- Employers
- Register for unemployment insurance and file wage reports every quarter. Reconcile income tax withholding after year end.
- Sources
- Georgia Secretary of State, Georgia Department of Revenue
All Georgia rules in the pack
- Georgia annual registrationby April 1 each year
- Georgia annual registrationby April 1 each year
- Georgia annual registrationby April 1 each year
- Georgia nonprofit annual registrationby April 1 each year
- Georgia charitable organization registration renewalon the anniversary of its registration every two years
- Georgia corporate income tax returnby the 15th day of the 4th month after the fiscal year ends (April 15 for a calendar year)
- Georgia corporate estimated tax paymenton the 15th day of the 4th, 6th, 9th, 12th months of the fiscal year (April 15, June 15, September 15, December 15 for a calendar year)
- Georgia pass through entity returnby the 15th day of the 3rd month after the fiscal year ends (March 15 for a calendar year)
- Georgia personal income tax return with business incomeby April 15 each year
- Georgia unemployment insurance wage reportby the last day of the 1st month after each quarter
- Georgia annual withholding reconciliationby January 31 each year
- Georgia sales tax returnby the 20th day of the 1st month after each quarter